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Frostburg State University
Motto:	Discover Frostburg
Established	1898
Type:	Public, University System of Maryland
President:	Dr. Johnathan Gibralter
Faculty:	239
Undergraduates:	5,400
Postgraduates:	918
Location	Frostburg, Maryland
Campus:	Rural, 260 acres (1 km²)
Mascot:	Bobcat
Website:	www.frostburg.edu

Frostburg State University, located on a 260 acre (1.1 km²) campus in Frostburg, Maryland, is part of the University System of Maryland.

The school was founded in 1898 under the name State Normal School #2 and began teaching its first class in 1902. Its original mission was to train teachers for the Maryland public school system. In 1935, the school was renamed State Teachers' College at Frostburg and began offering a 4-year degree program leading to a Bachelors of Science in Elementary Education degree. The school was again renamed in 1963 , this time as Frostburg State College. Frostburg received university status in 1987 thus being renamed to what it is today. The university has a growing number of programs. Business and Education are the most popular majors.

Frostburg has three colleges:

• Education
• Business
• Liberal Arts & Sciences

and, in addition to the Baccalaureate, awards Masters degrees in both arts and sciences.

• Richard Rorbert Arnold II- (1985) - NASA astronaut, selected in 2004 as an Educator Mission Specialist
• John N. Bambacus, former Maryland State Senator, former Mayor of Frostburg
• Stephanie A. Eaton, Grammy Award-winning country music songwriter.
• John Ellinger, American soccer coach, formerly of the Under 17 United States men's national soccer team and Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer.
• Gregory Thomas Garcia - Emmy-winning writer and producer of television series; he has referenced Frostburg State University in episodes of Yes, Dear and My Name Is Earl
• Donald P. Hutchinson, (1967), Baltimore County Executive, 78-86; member of Maryland House of Delegates, 67-74; and State Senate, 75-78.
• Robert A. McKee, (1991), Maryland politician.
• Jim Riggleman, former baseball player and manager.
• James Wolcott- journalist and cultural critic for Vanity Fair
• Debra Monk, actress. Tony and Emmy award-winner. Currently appearing in "Curtains" on Broadway. Has appeared in Center Stage, "NYPD Blue" (Emmy Award), "Law and Order," "Desperate Housewives," and "Grey's Anatomy."

FSU publishes a 12-page, weekly newspaper called The Bottom Line. The staff is responsible for delivering the most current news, sports, and entertainment to the readers as well as publishing local and national advertising. The publication has been nationally recognized since 2007 by the Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) and also by College Publisher Inc. To read all current and past articles since 2006, including some that didn't make it to the print version, visit http://www.thebottomlineonline.org.

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